Final Exam Flashcards
What is the biggest health advantage to feeding a horse from a hayrack or hay net?
a. Tend to consume more parasites
b. Tend to waste more hay
c. Tend to inhale more dust
d. Tend to consume more gravel
c. Tend to inhale more dust
With respect to respiratory disease of swine, which is considered a herd disease?
a. Swine influenza
b. Swine Pneumonia
c. Atropic Rhinitis
d. Mycoplasma Pneumonia
a. Swine influenza
Direct contact and fomite disease transmission prevention techniques include:
a. Maintaining good personal hygiene
b. Wearing personal protective equipment
c. Keeping equipment clean
d. All the Above
d. All the above
In a horse > 10 years old, how often should their teeth be checked?
a. every 2 years
b. every 3 years
c. never
d. every year
d. every year
Rabies transmission can occur via:
a. ingested
b. absorbed thru an opening in the skin
c. saliva introduced into open wound
d. all the above
d. all the above
With respect to food safety which is a true statement?
a. Cook food to an internal temperature of 160 F
b. Eat cooked food promptly
c. Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours after cooking
d. Store in shallow containers
e. All the above
e. All the above
When checking for points on the molars of most horses, where will we expect to find them?
a. Mandibular molar - buccal side
b. Maxillary molar - buccal side
c. Maxillary molar - lingual side
d. Incisor - lingual side
b. Maxillary molar - buccal side
When dealing with a horse with COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) what do we need to reduce in their environment?
a. Sunlight
b. Stress
c. Dust
d. Humidity
c. Dust
Which parasite is most often responsible for impaction of the gut in foals and yearlings?
a. Strongyles
b. Oxyuris
c. Bot larva (Gastrophilus)
d. Ascarids
d. Ascarids
What symptom might we see with canine distemper but not canine parvo?
a. Bloody diarrhea
b. Leukopenia
c. CNS symptoms
d. Anorexia
c. CNS symptoms
What are considered prevention strategies for choke in horses?
a. Correct teeth problems
b. Do not leave halters on horses in a pasture setting
c. Feed in age related groups
d. Feed dry hay cubes
a. Correct teeth problems
With respect to the disease of parvo in dogs, which of the following is false.
a. Very stable virus in the environment
b. Virus can be shed in feces 3 weeks after recovery
c. Virus attacks rapidly dividing dividing cells of bone marrow and gut
d. None of the above
d. None of the above
What is the most common cause of colic in horses?
a. Weather changes
b. Abrupt feed changes
c. Over exertion
d. None of the above
b. Abrupt feed changes
Which of the following would be considered a famine transmission?
a. Brushes
b. Animal bedding
c. Needles
d. All the above
d. All the above
Equine Cushing’s disease in horses may have signs/symptoms of which?
a. Hirsutism
b. Prone to sole abscesses
c. Prone to tendon laxity
d. All the above
d. All the above
What is a clinical sign of Atropic Rhinitis not seen with other swine respiratory diseases?
a. Nasal deformity as disease progresses
b. Fever
c. Purulent mucous exudates
d. Sneezing and sniffling
a. Nasal deformity as disease progresses